# decadence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛkədəns/ · frequency rank #34,459

## Definitions
1. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
2. The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

## Etymology
From French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia (“decay”), from *decadens (“decaying”), present participle of *decadere (“to decay”); see decay.

## Easily confused with
- **decadent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decadence-vs-decadent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`dceadence`, `ddecadence`, `deacdence`, `decadance`, `decaddence`, `decadecne`, `decadencce`, `decadenec`, `decadennce`, `decadnece`, `decaednce`, `deccadence`, `decdaence`, `edcadence`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decadence